Wednesday, May 03, 2006

The Girl Can't Help It

Say about her what you will, but Hester Prynne was certainly the most famous gal in the village. And it seems that history is repeating itself.

I was without an iPod (horrors) for about two weeks and so hadn't been in step with Brenda Dayne's Cast On. Just imagine my surprise when I listened to Episode 22 and heard her dedicate a song to my Sheep in Residence. Not to me, mind you. To Dolores.

Dolores took it all in stride.

"I suppose I should have warned you this might happen," she said. "Le spectacle, c'est moi. There's just something magnetic about me."

"I thought that was static electricity."

"Envy ill becomes you, munchkin," she sniffed. "In any case, Brenda obviously knew of my avant-garde dance career in the mid-seventies and chose to acknowledge it in song."

"Dolores, you were a stripper in a hay bar in Times Square."

"It was site-specific performance art. I was making a comment about the exploitation of livestock by modern agribusiness. I had a grant from the NEA. Did they teach you anything at Harvard or what?"

The ones that twirl and the ones with carrots and potatoes are pronounced two entirely different ways. Try mis-pronouncing in MI's UP (famous for the baked not twirled variety)and wait for the response from the waitress (person). Did that. Just once.

Been lurking waaay to loong! I LOVE your blog...so funny and your knitting ain't bad either ;-) BUT, I think Dolores is just a hoot! I just ordered a sassy Dolores t-shirt and hope that her attitude rubs off on me...LOVE IT!!

I wish I had something clever to say, but I don't. Just wanted to say how much I absolutely love reading your blog. Things are haywire in my life right now, and it's delicious to turn to your blog and laugh at Dolores, admire your handiwork and just generally enjoy what you have to say. Thank you. :-)Sherri

Bo Peep ended up a fat spinster with no sheep, however it has never been proved that the lack of wool-producing creatures in her immediate vicinity had anything whatsoever to do with her pink portliness or the fact that she wore a dab of Eu De Mint Sauce behind each ear.

snort! (the outburst of laughter, followed by the wiping of coffee off my keyboard, and explanations to co-workers...)God, I love Dolores! If she ever wans to holiday in Canada - send her up to me - we uppity chicks have to stick together.

It seems that many bloggers are bringing out books. How's about Dolores and you? I love your stories and illustrations and I have some disposable income...whatever I don't spend on yarn, that is, so don't get your hopes up too much! Anyway, just a thought. Thanks for brightening my days.

I think Dolores may be a reincarnation of Mehitabel since Mehitabel claimed to be Cleopatra in a former life and they have a lot in common. Mehitabel said, "wot the hell/ i have had a good time while/ i lasted come easy go easy/ archy thats my motto" A charming cat with a devoted cockroach named archy who types by hitting the keys with his head as he jumps on them, therefore no capitals! (It's by Don Marquis if anybody wants some more laughs). I just love Dolores, you are far to patient with her humors! She's a bit of a tyrant to you Franklin.

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